Cherry County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 4,610 83.8%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 193 3.5%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 55 1.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 95 1.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 213 3.9%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 286 5.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 46 0.8%

• Under 18 1,289 23.4%
• 18–24 307 5.6%
• 25–44 1,374 25.0%
• 45–64 1,298 23.6%
• 65 and over 1,230 22.4%

Median household income

$65,705

90% interval $62,135–$69,275

−$10,873 vs NE · 67th of 93

Below poverty line

10.2%

90% interval 7.5%–12.9%

−0.4 pp vs NE · 59th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.1%

−0.89 pp vs. state

County GDP

$484.9M

0.26% of state

Avg. annual pay

$44,526

Establishments

289

• Education & health services 505 22.3%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 497 22.0%
• Leisure & hospitality 350 15.5%
• Natural resources & mining 278 12.3%
• Public administration 191 8.4%
• Construction 128 5.7%
• Professional & business services 113 5.0%
• Financial activities 75 3.3%
• Manufacturing 57 2.5%
• Other services 46 2.0%
• Information 23 1.0%

Home ownership

61.4%

−5.1 pp vs NE · 88th of 93

Median gross rent

$916

−$156 vs NE · 16th of 93

Owner-occupied

1,370

Renter-occupied

863

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 60% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 2.0× the lowest ($57,499 vs $28,802/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 7.8 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 2,687 87.6%
• Democratic 349 11.4%
• Other / third-party 33 1.1%

• Spanish 172 3.3%
• Vietnamese 92 1.8%
• German or other West Germanic 8 0.2%

Households

2,233

Family households

1,421

63.6% of households

Married couples w/ children

399

28.1% of families

Single-mother families

190

13.4% of families

Veterans

273

6.5% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 1,015 18.6%
• Evangelical Protestant 882 16.2%
• Mainline Protestant 530 9.7%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 224 4.1%

Health insured

90.6%

±3.2 pp

Uninsured

9.4%

±3.2 pp

17th of 93

With a disability

13.6%

±1.9 pp

49th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

25.3%

±4.7 pp

−9.3 pp vs NE · 34th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

7.5%

90% interval 6.5%–8.5% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

8th Judicial District Court

Judges

2 (District Court judges per judicial district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction: small civil claims, misdemeanors, probate) separate. Vintage 2026 nebraskajudicial.gov; counts cross-checked against Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-303 et seq. ~60 District Court judgeships statewide. The 4th JD (Douglas / Omaha) and 3rd JD (Lancaster / Lincoln) carry the largest benches; multi-county rural districts typically carry 2-4 judges.)

Court seats

Ainsworth, Bartlett, Bassett, Brewster, Broken Bow, Burwell, Butte, Greeley, Loup City, O'Neill, Ord, Saint Paul, Springview, Taylor, Valentine

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

2

47.52 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2